You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Prostate Cancer news Prostate Cancer news Study Points to Shorter Treatments for Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 13 13 Men with high-risk prostate cancer treated with only 18 months of hormone therapy live just as long as those treated for a more standard 36 months, a new study… Exercise linked with reduced prostate cancer risk in Caucasians but not African Americans • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 11 13 A new study suggests that exercise may reduce Caucasian men’s risk of developing prostate cancer. And among Caucasian men who do have prostate cancer,… Novel radiation therapy method shortens prostate cancer treatment time • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 04 13 According to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation… Novel radiation therapy method shortens prostate cancer treatment time • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 02 13 According to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation… Prostate cancer study tracks long-term urinary, sexual and bowel function side effects • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 31 13 A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up,… Study finds eating deep-fried food is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 28 13 Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, and… Stigma stymies prostate cancer screening, treatment in Ghana • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 24 13 Infectious diseases in Ghana tend to capture the most attention, but a quiet crisis may soon take over as the country’s most threatening epidemic: cancer. A new study published… Change in PSA levels over time can help predict aggressive prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 15 13 Measurements taken over time of prostate specific antigen, the most commonly used screening test for prostate cancer in men, improve the accuracy of aggressive… How prostate cancer therapies compare by cost and effectiveness • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 06 13 The most comprehensive retrospective study ever conducted comparing how the major types of prostate cancer treatments stack up to each other in terms of saving lives and cost… Racial gaps in access to robotic prostate surgery • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 06 13 Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting… Some men voice complaints of shortened penis following prostate cancer treatment • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 03 13 A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate… No fewer side effects for prostate proton therapy • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 28 12 An expensive prostate cancer radiation treatment known as proton beam therapy has just as many side effects as a more common and cheaper radiation method, according to a new… Thomas Jefferson University researchers discover new pathways that drive metastatic prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 21 12 Elevated levels of Cyclin D1b could function as a novel biomarker of lethal metastatic disease in prostate cancer patients, according to a pre-clinical study published… Mayo Clinic researchers identify enzyme linked to prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 18 12 Researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida have identified an enzyme specifically linked to aggressive prostate cancer, and have also developed a compound that inhibits the ability of… More to benefit from ‘Lockerbie bomber’ prostate cancer drug • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 12 12 At the moment abiraterone is only used in Britain as a ‘last line of defence’ in men whose cancers have become resistant to every other form of… FDA backs prostate cancer drug Zytiga for earlier use • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 12 12 The Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded approval of Johnson & Johnson’s prostate cancer pill Zytiga for men with an earlier stage of the disease. The agency… Laws don’t curb pricey prostate cancer treatments • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 25 12 Laws meant to prevent the overuse of expensive healthcare services don’t stop doctors from using pricey prostate cancer treatments, according to two new studies. Researchers found doctors used robots and… Green Tea and Cancer Prevention: New Clues • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 19 12 Green tea and its extracts have long been studied for health benefits, including cancer prevention. Now, researchers have new clues about how it may work to help prevent or slow… Prostate cancer: Curcumin curbs metastases • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 12 12 Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat osteoarthritis and other illnesses. Its active ingredient, curcumin, inhibits inflammatory reactions. A new study now shows that it can also inhibit formation of… Mount Sinai researchers discover gene signature that predicts prostate cancer survival • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 11 12 Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a six-gene signature that can be used in a test to predict survival in men with aggressive… Doubling up on advanced prostate cancer with PARP inhibitors • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 09 12 A newly discovered function of PARP-1 could be the key to more effective therapeutics to treat advanced prostate cancer patients, a recent preclinical study published in Cancer Discovery… Moffitt Cancer Center Researcher Helps Develop Prostate Cancer Testing, Treatment Guidelines • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 29 12 Julio M. Pow-Sang, M.D., chair of Moffitt Cancer Center’s Department of Genitourinary Oncology, and colleagues have published two prostate cancer articles in the September issue… Contrast-enhanced ultrasound better detects high-grade prostate cancers with less biopsies • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 28 12 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound was found to better detect high-grade prostate cancer than conventional methods, making it a more appropriate approach for screening clinically important cancers and monitoring low-risk… Model confirms active surveillance as viable option for men with low-risk prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 24 12 A new research model has estimated that the difference in prostate cancer mortality among men with low-risk disease who choose active surveillance versus those… MRI helps identify patients with prostate cancer who may benefit from active surveillance • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 24 12 PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. 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